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THE HIGH LEVEL
As a member of Iron Bow Technologies supporting the Defense Information Systems Agency Hybrid Cloud team, the Solutions Architect will serve as the technical team lead for providing subject matter expertise and insight on systems engineering, cloud, networking, automation, virtualization, and security technologies. Emphasis on designing advanced large-scale DoD solutions involving the latest developments in these technologies.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Serve as the lead technical expert for a program with multiple engineering direct reports, both native and subcontractors
- Responsible for leading and mentoring engineers with a focus on systems engineering, cloud, networking, automation, virtualization, and security technologies and the development of their technical and soft skills
- Ensure consistent engineering standards across high-level and low-level designs, drawings, and other technical documentation
- Manage solution development and deployment adhering to best practices and meeting customer expectations
- Ability to assign team members with verifiable and detailed tasks that culminate in moving engineering processes forward
- Interface with internal and external POCs on technical matters related to the program
- Writing and editing of detailed engineering deliverables in support of program deliverables
- Reviewing current customer environment to ensure delivery of new communications stacks are 100% interoperable and compliant with all DoD IT requirements
- Tackle critical customer escalations as primary technical point of contact for the program
- Actively research, evaluate and drive next-gen networking and security technologies and solutions to solve customer needs
- Develop and deliver technical proposals, whitepapers and slide presentations
- Effectively work independently and in a team environment
- Building and developing relationships with strategic partner community
- Responsible for enablement of sales, delivery team and Iron Bow partners as well as developing collateral as it relates to solutions and offerings within the program cloud marketplace
- Responsible for answering, prioritizing and balancing requests for technical support from multiple customer, partner, and internal stakeholders
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
- Minimum of 10 - 15 years of focused engineering experience on networking and security technologies and solutions within a DISA environment
- 10+ years of networking and security related design and deployment experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with Juniper Networks design and implementation
- 5+ years of experience working in a highly automated environment and familiar with various concepts and tools that drive network automation
- 5+ years of experience working with F5 BIG-IP load balancing technology
- 5+ years of experience working with public cloud networking and security technologies
- Ability to architect advanced network and solutions at multiple levels of the enterprise including virtualized environments
- Hands-on experience with hybrid cloud architectures, public cloud deployment and operations, technical and security architecture, virtualization, workload assessments, and technical solution architecture
- Experience with diagraming tools such as Visio for demonstrating engineering designs
- Ability to thrive in a self-directed, fast-paced environment, that is highly collaborative and multi-functional
- Deep understanding of the latest technologies, security issues, and protocols
- Minimum Secret security clearance
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- JNCIE Enterprise or Security, CISSP, CCIE Enterprise or Security highly desired
- Associate Cloud Solutions Architect certification desired (AWS/Microsoft preferred)
- Must be eligible to maintain Top Secret security clearance if required
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- This position has a strong preference for candidates based in Montgomery, AL, Columbus, OH, Mechanicsburg, PA, or Huntsville, AL area
- 35% travel required
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
- Be instrumental in providing support to the DoD mission while increasing mission capabilities to state-side and overseas military personnel and units.
- Bring your expertise and make this opportunity uniquely yours facilitating development and delivery of cutting-edge communications systems improving IT for our nation’s warfighters.
- Iron Bow is rapidly growing and with growth comes opportunity for all. There is palpable energy and momentum across the company that is easy to tap into and be inspired by.
- Be a part of organizational transformation. Now’s the time to join. Iron Bow is redesigning the customer and employee experience. This new approach elevates all and truly enables success.
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OUR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COMMITMENT
Iron Bow Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Iron Bow are based on relevant business considerations, such as operational needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic prohibited by law. Iron Bow will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
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